diff --git a/test/nvme/perf/common.sh b/test/nvme/perf/common.sh
index 172fab9a72..58461abcaf 100755
--- a/test/nvme/perf/common.sh
+++ b/test/nvme/perf/common.sh
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ function run_bdevperf() {
 		sleep 3
 	fi
 
-	PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$rootdir/scripts $bdevperf_rpc -s "$rpc_socket" perform_tests
+	PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$rootdir/scripts $bdevperf_rpc -s "$rpc_socket" -t $((RUNTIME + 10)) perform_tests
 
 	# Using "-z" option causes bdevperf to NOT exit automatically after running the test,
 	# so we need to stop it ourselves.